Hello, I'm Kate England

I live in a treehouse, tucked into the branches of an oak tree, and with pink roses climbing around the doorway.

Drawing inspiration from nature, my Swedish and British heritage, mid-century modern design, a sense of wonder and magic, and Technicolor dreams, I bring a sensuous joie de vive to my art. Colour and I have an endless love affair! The result is a bold and expressive, funky and clean aesthetic.

Everything I create — from home decor, to iPhone cases, to surface patterns, to illustrations, to stationery, to stickers, to websites, to paintings and wall art — is designed as a fusion of beauty and function to bring pleasure into your daily life.

Testimonials

Kate is a talented, focused artist who excels at finding creative solutions to problems. She has the technical skills and the design sense to produce top-notch graphics, illustration and written content. She’s deadline driven, self-motivated and often thinks outside the box when presented with challenges. I highly recommend her for your design, illustration and graphic needs.

— Gedeon Maheux, Principal/Designer, The Iconfactory

Kate has an abundance of creative energy and a talent through which she can focus that energy into the most startling results. Her drive and initiative, artistic talent and personable nature makes her a joy to work with.

— Rasmus Strand, Fujitsu Sweden

I worked with Kate during the Trends Workshop 2016. I was impressed with her creativity and high-quality graphics. She inspired her peers in the workshop, was supportive and wonderful to communicate with. Based on the outstanding work she created in the workshop, I would recommend Kate as a graphic designer, surface designer and illustrator. She will bring fresh ideas to any project and delivers excellent graphics under tight deadlines

— Sabina Radeva, Art Director, Design Garden + The Ink Nest

Background

After studying digital design, fine arts, literature and film, I started working as a freelancing illustrator and icon designer. During the last one and a half decade, I've created thousands of illustrations and icons for clients such as MGM, Nokia, Preem, Lexicon Interactive, The Iconfactory and SAAB.

My icons have won awards and were selected as Apple's "staff pick" and my illustrations have been published in books, Swedish Illustration 2 & Swedish Illustration 3, described as “an indispensable guide to Sweden's most exciting & innovative illustrators”.

INSPIRATION

I’m inspired by nature. By magnified moments, and dreaming in Technicolor. Browsing museums or thrift stores. Travel. Cooking. I enjoy trend spotting and working with a variety of products and areas engages me.

I devote time to personal and experimental projects, enabling me to explore and experiment with techniques and developing new ideas, which then inform my commercial work.

My Story

I'm half English, half Swedish and I currently live and love in Stockholm, Sweden. Take a peek at my journal to find out more about what's going on in my studio just now.

I started out with a background in fine arts, when I got interested in computer graphics. Did they really have to look so boring and sterile, I wondered? So I dug into a computer and started making icons and interfaces, that had a colourful and organic vibe to them. Then I made a website to display my project and soon I got my first request for custom design work! Soon I left my job at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation and started my own business, Marmalade Moon.

Throughout the years my artwork has evolved. To begin with I created computer icons and interfaces, but lately I’m focused on illustration and surface patterns. I paint and teach too and this spring I’m going to teach workshops on how to paint on the iPad.

What Can I Do For You?

I'm currently available for freelance commissions, collaborations and Licensing.

Please drop me an email with as much detail as possible and I'll get a response over as soon as I can.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

EDUCATION

literature,film & cultural studies at Stockholm University

fine art (natural media): Folkuniversitetet & Gerlesborgsskolan

digital art and animation at the ETC Academy

WORK

After my studies I began working with radio drama, illustration, layout and documentaries at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. I then started freelancing as a designer and illustrator and I've been working from my studio in Stockholm, Sweden since 2001.